Author : Alexander Strauch
Publisher : Lewis & Roth Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780936083094
Hospitality plays crucial roles in encouraging unity, evangelism, and many spiritual gifts in the local church. Strauch shows the Scripture's teaching along with practical hints that he and his wife have learned over the years.
Author : Chistine D. Pohl
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 1999-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802844316
For most of church history, hospitality was central to Christian identity. Yet our generation knows little about this rich, life-giving practice.
Author : Dustin Willis
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 24,27 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802495117
How to make disciples using hospitality Deep down, every Christian wants to make a difference. But for many of us, the years come and go and we never do. The good news is: change can be as simple as opening your front door. The Simplest Way to Change the World is about biblical hospitality and its power for the gospel. Since people will sooner enter a living room than a church, hospitality is a natural and effective way to build relationships for Christ. You’ll learn: How the home can be a hub for community How hospitality leads to joy, purpose, and belonging How it grows families to love the things of God How it’s not about being the perfect host How to be hospitable regardless of your living space Hospitality is a beautiful legacy of the church, and a great way to make disciples. As you open your life up to others, you share in the very character of God and experience His joy. And you get to witness lives change—including your own. Includes 20+ creative ideas for hospitality, plus questions for small groups
Author : Rosaria Butterfield
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 30,28 MB
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433557894
What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangelistic rally? Or, since she had her doctorate in literature, did he use something in print? No, God used an invitation to dinner in a modest home, from a humble couple who lived out the gospel daily, simply, and authentically. With this story of her conversion as a backdrop, Rosaria Butterfield invites us into her home to show us how God can use this same "radical, ordinary hospitality" to bring the gospel to our lost friends and neighbors. Such hospitality sees our homes as not our own, but as God's tools for the furtherance of his kingdom as we welcome those who look, think, believe, and act differently from us into our everyday, sometimes messy lives—helping them see what true Christian faith really looks like.
Author : Lucien Richard
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780809139989
Invites readers to an authentic vision of selfhood, calling us to be proactive in our interactions with others.
Author : Carolyn Lacey
Publisher : The Good Book Company
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1784985937
How to offer Christian hospitality without becoming exhausted and overburdened. Generous hospitality is a significant way in which God works through our lives to bring life to others, yet many of us feel ill-equipped and overwhelmed at the prospect, especially if we don’t have big houses and we are not wonderful cooks! Carolyn Lacey encourages us to focus on the goal of hospitality, which is to reflect God’s welcoming heart, and shows us how we can all do that, regardless of our bank balance or living situation. She explores seven ways in which we can reflect God’s character in the way we welcome others into our homes and into our lives, and so point people ultimately to Christ. This practical and realistic book explores how to make generous hospitality part of everyday life without becoming exhausted and overburdened.
Author : Joshua W. Jipp
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 25,70 MB
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1467448737
Too few Christians today, says Joshua Jipp, understand hospitality to strangers and the marginalized as an essential part of the church's identity. In this book Jipp argues that God's relationship to his people is fundamentally an act of hospitality to strangers, and that divine and human hospitality together are thus at the very heart of Christian faith. Jipp first provides a thorough interpretation of the major biblical texts related to the practice of hospitality to strangers, considering especially how these texts portray Christ as the divine host who extends God's welcome to all people. Jipp then invites readers to consider how God's hospitality sets the pattern for human hospitality, offering suggestions on how the practice of welcoming strangers can guide the church in its engagement with current social challenges—immigration, incarceration, racism, and more.
Author : Lonni Collins Pratt
Publisher : Paraclete Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,41 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1557258937
For readers of “The Benedict Option”, here is another invaluable collection of Benedictine wisdom to live by. Today's culture is increasingly hostile and suspicious toward anyone who appears to be different--especially when tragedy strikes. Our instinct is to bolt our doors and protect the ones we love. But deep within the heart of Benedictine spirituality lies a remedy to hatred, fear, and suspicion: hospitality. At once deeply comforting and sharply challenging, true Benedictine hospitality requires that we welcome the stranger, not only into our homes, but into our hearts. With warmth and humor, drawing from the monastic tradition and sharing personal anecdotes from their own lives, Pratt and Homan encourage us to embrace not only the literal stranger, but the stranger within and the stranger in those we love.
Author : Karen Burton Mains
Publisher : IVP Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 2002-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830823000
In this classic on Christian hospitality, Karen Mains steps far beyond how-to-entertain hints to explore a biblical and spiritual approach to using your home to care for others. This approach to hospitality can literally transform the fabric of your community and your world.
Author : Pat Ennis
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 13,37 MB
Release : 2008-01-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433520982
What makes a person or a home hospitable? Does hospitality call for a beautifully decorated home and a menu filled with gourmet foods, or can it be as simple as offering a friend a cup of tea? In Practicing Hospitality two longtime professors (and practitioners!) of home economics provide both the theological base and the practical knowledge to understand and implement God's plan for hospitality. They provide a blend of theologically sound content, real-life illustrations, and practical application. They focus on developing both the Christian character and practical skills so the act of hospitality is a joy for the host and hostess and a source of encouragement for the guest. Each chapter concludes with recipes and projects that provide readers with an opportunity to personally apply the book's content. Anyone seeking to grow in their knowledge of biblical hospitality will be richly rewarded by the biblical teaching and practical suggestions in this book.
